35 h. ago To get the most out of Rome, ditch the tourist traps and eat at these restaurants instead

Leave the guidebook at home and live large in the Italian capital.

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35 h. ago ‘All of the locks were changed’: Busy CBD restaurants forced to close overnight

It’s unclear when the stores will be able to reopen to the public after closing suddenly on October 11.

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59 h. ago No reservations and angry signs: Sydney’s worst restaurant habits

The annual Bad Food Guide is back to highlight Sydney dining’s dark side.

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3 d. ago The 10 finalists announced for Good Food Guide’s New Restaurant of the Year

There’s a stylish ode to regional Indian cooking and a hard-to-book bistro with fire-licked Armenian food and a soundtrack of South Caucasian funk to match.

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4 d. ago Chef Hugh Allen’s next venue is nothing like what he’s done at Vue de Monde

At Yiaga, in a lush city-fringe park, the ambitious young chef has created a restaurant that’s defiantly his own: a celebration of Australia’s natural riches, from the ingredients down to the bricks.

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4 d. ago Brisbane’s best sandwiches? Here are our top picks of the past year

From a chicken Caesar salad sandwich served in a leafy Toowong street to a top restaurant’s contender for the best fish sanger in town, here’s what to seek out.

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6 d. ago The Good Food app is home of the Good Food Guide, and it’s like having a reviewer on speed dial

Search more than 1200 trusted, independent reviews of restaurants, cafes, bars and pubs, including one, two and three hatted venues.

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6 d. ago What’s up, what’s down: Which restaurants gained (and lost) hats in the new SMH Good Food Guide

While talent flourishes in Sydney’s west, some of the restaurants in the city’s eastern suburbs lost a hat at the launch of the Good Food Guide 2026.

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6 d. ago New Restaurant of the Year, presented by Aurum Poultry: Eleven Barrack

One of the most exciting openings of the past 12 months that also has a fresh point of view and captures the moment in the broader restaurant scene.

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7 d. ago Fitzroy favourite Alta Trattoria had an overhaul. How does version 2.0 compare?

“A restaurant pivot is a tricky thing.” Besha Rodell wonders whether a turn to a more informal format would benefit Italian restaurant Cantina Moro.

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7 d. ago The world on a plate: Hong Kong’s new era of international dining

From Thai street noodles to French haute cuisine, Korean tasting menus to an Australian sausage roll, Hong Kong’s international restaurants put the whole world on your plate.

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8 d. ago Catch up on all the finalists for this year’s SMH Good Food Guide Awards

From the best up-and-coming young talent in the state to the finalists for the Restaurant of the Year, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s awards.

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9 d. ago A huge wok from a Kylie Kwong restaurant stars in this new show

Nell brings her joyous, simple characters – happy faces in eggs and ghosts and reimagined domestic items – to Heide in a 30-year survey of her work.

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1 week ago Five Good Food Guide regional restaurant finalists to plan a road trip around

Build a future getaway with this snapshot of the state’s best, plus five affordable spots to visit while you’re there.

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1 week ago Emma doesn’t like cancel culture. But she wants Guy Grossi held accountable

Guy Grossi is selling the crown jewels of his family restaurant empire, prompting fanfare from across the industry. Not everyone is celebrating his legacy.

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1 week ago Guy Grossi sells Melbourne’s Italian institution, buyer revealed

Celebrity chef Guy Grossi has sold the crown jewels of his family hospitality empire – Florentino, Cellar Bar and Grossi Grill – eight months after sexual harassment allegations engulfed the historic restaurants.

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1 week ago Guy Grossi sells Melbourne Italian institution, buyer revealed

Celebrity chef Guy Grossi has sold the crown jewels of his family hospitality empire – Florentino, Cellar Bar and Grossi Grill – eight months after sexual harassment allegations engulfed the historic restaurants.

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1 week ago Brisbane man lured to death over ‘forbidden’ marriage, jury told

A man disgusted with his uncle ambushed and fatally stabbed the restaurant owner over what he perceived to be incest, a jury has been told.

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1 week ago Guy Grossi sells Melbourne’s Italian institution after sexual harassment claims

Celebrity chef Guy Grossi has sold the crown jewels of his family hospitality empire – Florentino, Cellar Bar and Grossi Grill – eight months after sexual harassment allegations engulfed the historic restaurants.

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1 week ago Aurum lifts West African indicated gold resource to 920,000 oz

Aurum Resources’ infill drilling at its BMT3 deposit has hiked the total indicated gold resource at its West African Boundiali project by 53% to 0.92Moz.

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